Occidental Oil deal with Soviet gov to aid Tyumen fields
Occidental Oil Co. closed a $3 billion five year pact with the Soviet government to provide industry know how for oil and gas exploration in western Siberia's Tyumen fields. The agreement, noted by the Associated Press, could spur further contracts in chrome and nickel ore and create jobs both abroad and at home. Dr. Armand Hammer, longtime Occidental chairman, has extensive history with Russia dating to 1930. The move signals potential broader cooperation amid easing tensions and may broaden American industrial outreach.
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Transportation Trauma and the Road to Public Transit
The piece argues for expanding public transit in major Texas cities and beyond, citing subway and monorail concepts, federal funding proposals by Transportation Secretary John Volpe, and the need to reduce freeway crowding, air pollution, and sprawl while preserving space for scenery.
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Scientists Hunt For Virus That May Cause Cancer
New York reports on the hunt for viruses linked to human cancer, tracing the 1970 start of this effort and the reverse transcriptase discovery by Temin Mizutani and Baltimore. The piece outlines three theories of viral cancer causation and the potential for vaccines, with emphasis on RNA to DNA messaging and the provirus concept.
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Nature
Howard M. Temin
Satoshi Mizutani
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Bangkok bans samlors to ease congestion and pollution
Bangkok moves to phase out three wheeled motorized samlors from the city streets over about three years, shifting 4,500 regular taxis into the existing 9,000 plus, while 6,800 samlors head to outlying provinces. Owners may operate in the provinces or start new city taxis, as police cite samlor emissions and noise as traffic and pollution culprits.
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FTC Regs Target Promises Behind Bargain Price Claims
The FTC and FDA plan new rules for nonfood consumer products to curb misleading offers like cents off, introductory, and economy size packages. Introductory offers may last six months and require lower pricing. economy sizes must have one smaller size and save at least 5 percent per unit. Cents off rules require clear signs showing both savings and regular price with date requirements. The article notes the rarity of figured grain in walnut trees, one in a thousand.
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Okinawans Protest Troop Plans
Okinawa memories of war haunt the island as Tokyo orders investigations into wartime atrocities alleged by Okinawan leftists. The Okinawa Teachers Union publishes a report claiming at least ten such accounts and schools reportedly taught children about the killings to oppose re militarization and U S bases.
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